Trust
Trust: to have trust or confidence in; rely or depend on. to believe.
I have always been a worrier. I’ve been certain I must take care of everything, handle the world’s problems on my own. This causes stress. Stress my body was never intended to manage. And my body manages it poorly. It is now to the point that it is having a very real, very negative, impact on my health.
This week I suddenly became, an otherwise healthy, 34 year old woman with high blood pressure.
Simply because I fail to trust.
Trust is my one word resolution this year. I need to trust. It’s the only way I’ll be able to let go of all the stuff I try to control or carry.
I’ve spent some time learning about trust. I was surprised to discover that an antonym of trust is disbelief. And I realize, deep within myself, in that place that only God and I know about, I have disbelief. This is my greatest sin.
Truly, truly, I say to you, whoever hears my word and believes him who sent me has eternal life. He does not come into judgment, but has passed from death to life. –John 5:24
Jesus said to her, “I am the resurrection and the life. Whoever believes in me, though he die, yet shall he live…” –John 11:25
“Truly, truly, I say to you, whoever believes in me will also do the works that I do; and greater works than these will he do, because I am going to the Father.” –John 14:12
Over and over again the Bible tells me to believe. Believing is at the very core of my salvation.
Hi Jennifer,
I linked up behind you at 5MF…great insight on how trusting God is to believe what He says…it is funny, but I took a similar track as I wrote about how trust is an action based in love…nice to meet you 🙂
Thanks Dolly. I really appreciated your post and your fabulous insights on what trusting God looks like in action! I bookmarked it so I can read it again and again.
Goodness gracious I could have written this!
Trust > Believe > Faith
All for one and one for all?
Blessings, Jennifer. I’m glad I met you today!
Felecia
Thank you for reassuring me that I’m not alone Felecia! I needed that!
Oh wow. The opposite of trust is disbelief… That puts a completely different spin on things. I’m so glad you shared your heart today!
It does make a difference, doesn’t it!?! I was so surprised, and yet at the same time it was such a “Duh” moment, Ha!
Thank you so much for this heart-felt, vulnerable and powerful post. Yes, I understand this — and I need Him desperately to help me trust Him more. Bless you, Jennifer!
Thanks Jennifer. It’s funny, at the time I wrote this I felt so powerless. It’s such a blessing to see God’s power shining through, “When I am weak, then I am strong.” Desperately is such an accurate word to describe my need to trust Him. I’m so glad you stopped by. You have encouraged me so much and given me much more to think about. 🙂